Clippers @ Pacers Game Thread 2014-01-18

Indiana (31-7) currently owns the best record in the league, which includes a 20-1 mark at home. The Pacers are having little trouble in Indiana of late, outscoring visitors by an average of 21.3 points during the win streak.
"We have set a goal, and we want to be the No. 1 seed (in the East)," said guard Lance Stephenson. "Every night I try to bring something to the table."
Stephenson did just that Thursday with a career-high 28 points, while Paul George added 25 with seven rebounds in a 117-89 thrashing of New York that improved the Pacers to 3-0 on....

Lets gooooo. Let us prove haters wrong. Let us come out and make Indiana think about us when we get to the finals and if they make it. Let us prove we are title contenders!!

Silasie

01/18/2014 - 08:06 AM PST

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Beating them without our floor general sure would be sweet!!!!

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01/18/2014 - 08:58 AM PST

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it almost seems as if the loss of Redick was a bigger detriment than losing Paul. And as you start to examine the games you see why. Griffin and Collison can both distribute the ball very well and combined its seems as if their passing ability can equal what Paul does alone. Shooting, however, is a different story because no one can do what Redick does. Crawford can carry a team offensively but it takes him many shots to do it and Dudley can shoot the three at high percentage but rarely shoots. You can see how much Redick does for this team, and frankly I would not be surprised if we come out of Indy with a win.

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01/18/2014 - 10:13 AM PST

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By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Jan 18 2014 1:32AM
Indiana's stellar play at home has done more than put the Pacers atop the Eastern Conference. It's had them hovering around the top of the entire NBA all season.
Blake Griffin and the Los Angeles Clippers, meanwhile, have been enjoying a strong stretch of their own since Chris Paul went down with an injury.
The Pacers, who have lost only once at home, seek their ninth straight win at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday as they close the season series with the surging Clippers.
Indiana (31-7) currently owns the best record in the league, which includes....

The Pacers still turn the ball over which allows the Clips to thrive.
"- The Clippers are now 6-1 without superstar Chris Paul. Since Paul got injured, Darren Collison has filled the void valiantly, exactly like....

Lance Stephenson is like 2 Face. Some nights he's LeBron James and others he's J.R. Smith.

Please Lance, be J.R. Smith tonight.

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01/18/2014 - 02:06 PM PST

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Indiana is due to lose at home, lol. Why not this game? It would be super awesome to win against the mighty Indiana Pacers. Clippers can capitalize on the Pacers' turnovers. This looks to be a very tough game, but I hope the Clips can pull out a win somehow.

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01/18/2014 - 03:01 PM PST

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Pacers / Clippers are around the same level if you only compare perimeter players. It all depends on whether Blake / DJ can outplay Hibbert, West, Scola.

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01/18/2014 - 03:01 PM PST

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We definitely can win tonight. On the "road trip" thread I was thinking 6-1 with our only loss being against George and the pacers depending on how we started the road trip....I really liked what I saw last night. We need Blake to show up tonight because he was quiet last time we played them and we just need to contain George. He's a pure scorer, we can't stop him but we can slow him down. As for lance Stephenson I agree with CapsNClips... whether we get lebron or smith tonight though he is EXTREMELY turnover prone.

I'm excited. ...I have to work tonight but I will definitely be ' hardly working ' instead of a hard worker tonight haha I work at Cicispizza so I will have the game on for sure! LETS GO CLIPS!!!!!!

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01/18/2014 - 04:03 PM PST

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Slim chance (Clippers +9) we win tonight and if that's the case hope it's gets out of hand early so we can rest the starters. Sorta a back handed Pop move.

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01/18/2014 - 04:51 PM PST

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Yesterdays game was a mere warmup drill compared to what is to come today, Indiana starters are great at all positions so we have to play a perfect game to pull this one out, leggo clips!

ClipperB23

01/18/2014 - 05:07 PM PST

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Even though Marc Davis is reffing tonight, I predict Clippers win by 6. Lets get it!

how dumb can we be to think you going to do some damn finger rolls in the lane on Hibbert, it's so freaking stupid, atleast just try to get it on the backboard real fast and get the goal tend. Freaking tell these guys something coaches

ClippersDA

01/18/2014 - 06:26 PM PST

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How is jj?

gman

01/18/2014 - 06:27 PM PST

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5 Blocks for Hibbert. 5 blocks.

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01/18/2014 - 06:27 PM PST

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Jamal should have moved to open space for Collison

DJ is guarding Hibbert well, but that was kind of unlucky

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01/18/2014 - 06:27 PM PST

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well duh,MArc Davis,Indiana "the chosen ones",nothing there to go our way at all

FightOnRon

01/18/2014 - 06:28 PM PST

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YOu mean he gets credit for blocking our guys out of the way with a shove and taking the ball

gman

01/18/2014 - 06:30 PM PST

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I guess so. I have only seen two of them.

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I have to see that again....looks like Blake came in like a linebacker trying to tackle whoever that was trying to stop DJ